NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory Observes Smiling Sun

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory celebrates 10 years in space today. It was on this day exactly 10 years ago that SDO launched on top of an Atlas V rocket. Ever since that date, it revolutionized the way we watch and learn about our nearest star. NASA Goddard's Scientific Visualization Studio made this excellent video showing the Highlights From SDO's 10 Years of Solar Observation. If you are new to space weather, it should give you an idea of what we might expect to see with the help of SDO du

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